Katherine Farthing was born on 11 March 1951 in Port Of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, and her family emigrated to the UK in 1962. She began recording in 1965, signing to Pye Records, and released her first single 'Thank Goodness For The Rain' in July 1965. She followed this with 'Home Of The Brave' in October, before moving to Columbia Records in 1966 for 'I'm Waiting For The Day'. Her final single under the name Peanut was 'I Didn't Love Him Anyway' in January 1967, after which she joined The Rag Dolls, who had a couple of singles released in 1967 and 1968. In 1971 she teamed up with her brother Mac, and recorded a version of the Middle Of The Road chart-topper 'Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep' as Mac & Katy Kissoon, and although it wasn't a hit in the UK, it did reach number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. Their next single together, 'Freedom', failed to chart in either country, although it was a hit in Europe, and they finally achieved major success with their 1975 smash hit 'Sugar Candy Kisses', after which they went on to have a successful career as a duo, releasing many more hit singles and albums. This collection tracks her rise to stardom, from those early singles as Peanut, through to her work with The Rag Dolls, a 1969 single under her new name of Kathy Kissoon, and finally some early attempts at fame with her brother Mac.
Track listing
01 Thank Goodness For The Rain (single 1965)
02 I'm Not Sad (b-side of 'Thank Goodness For The Rain')
03 Home Of The Brave (single 1965)
04 I Wanna Hear It Again (b-side of 'Home Of The Range')
05 I'm Waiting For The Day (single 1966)
06 Someone's Gonna Be Sorry (b-side of 'I'm Waiting For The Day')
07 Two Four Six Eight (unreleased 1966)
08 I Didn't Love Him Anyway (single 1967)
09 Come Tomorrow (b-side of 'I Didn't Love Him Anyway')
10 Never Had So Much Loving (single by The Rag Dolls 1967)
11 Don't Let It Rain (single as Kathy Kissoon 1969)
12 Will I Never See The Sun (b-side of 'Don't Let It Rain')
13 Keep On Laughing Baby (single as Mac & Katie Kissoon 1970)
14 Acts Of Violence (b-side of 'Keep On Laughing')
15 Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep (single as Mac & Katie Kissoon 1971)
16 Walking Around (b-side of 'Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep')
17 I've Found My Freedom (single as Mac & Katie Kissoon 1971
17 I've Found My Freedom (single as Mac & Katie Kissoon 1971
18 Love Came Today (b-side of 'I've Found My Freedom')
